Vaccine

[pfizerfizzer]

I put this in the coronavirus section but I think it's too old hat - sorry if it is here too, I just wanted to share as this is a big deal for me:

I know this is old news to almost everyone, but I have severe health anxiety and have been putting off getting my vaccine (I know, risk of covid vs risk vaccine but I'm not rational sometimes)

Anyway, I want Pfizer as the wait for 4 weeks to make sure I didn't have a clot would be too much for me. With Pfizer I feel I will be anxious on the day and possibly if I get side effects but it'll be over quicker and I'll be more protected.

So, I'm going to a drop in clinic on Wednesday

Wish me luck.

Oh - 43, no real health issues (well, plenty in my head) white, female.

If you have a healthy immune system why are you even considering having the vaccine?

To protect myself from covid - I did a qcovid calculation that said I had a 1/3000 chance of hospitalisation which isn't that high but isn't that low either!

I'm not sure that's a helpful contribution to someone with health anxiety tbh. No one knows how covid will affect us and the evidence for the Pfizer vaccine seems pretty good to me?

@Galassia

If you have a healthy immune system why are you even considering having the vaccine?

Why not?

Good luck OP. I had zero side effects from Pfizer. I currently have Covid and it's been like having a cold, maybe if I hadn't had the vaccine it would have been worse, who knows!

Do they let you just choose which one you get?
I'm not sure they do at the vaccination centre I went to - under 40s got pfizer and over 40s got AZ.

I got AZ - just a sore arm as a side effect
Dd got Pfizer and didn't complain of any side effects

I'm going to a walk in vaccine centre that only does Pfizer so I know I'll get it. I couldn't handle the stress of waiting four weeks to make sure I was clear of clot risk with AZ - my anxiety would be through the roof